Restorationist Party of Sardinia-Piedmont

The Restorationist Party of Sardinia-Piedmont was a reactionary political party in Sardinia-Piedmont. The Restaurazionisti were the fiercest partisans of the monarchy and the House of Savoy, opposing all attempts to create a constitutional monarchy or to check the power of the monarch. The Restaurazionisti supported complete government control over the economy, a strong military, and Italian nationalism, with the Restaurazionisti supporting efforts by Piedmontese teachers to school French students in Italian. The party had strong ties to the Catholic church, the military, and the aristocracy, but it would be unable to prevent a constitution from being adopted in 1848.